MB

It not being your car makes it more difficult imo, and I don't expect he could pay for it on journalist money.

adz9

A friend of mine regularly does it flat in his S2000 now. I have his first time recorded from the car behind! He gets a little wobble on half way through but no lifting! You can tell by the exhaust note

Ultra_Nexus

Yeah, when it's your mates car maybe, but that was Radical's car and as if he was ever going to pay for it if he stacked it!

MB

I dont think a motoring journalist like Bovingdon can afford to publcally stack a race car.

I know you're a hero and would have done it in reverse on attempt 1, but I'd reccomend driving Spa first

Ultra_Nexus

Yes but that's a moot point as the engineer is there TELLING HIM DIRECTLY - you can go flat out.

That's a free ticket to nail it and get away with it even if he crashed. And all journos have stacked at least one expensive car. It's usually kept hush hush.

Like I said, if it's your own car, I'd be more understanding. If it's your mates car probably wouldn't bother trying.

Nottm_S2

It makes **** all drama if he just starts it up and goes round flat out first go does it?

Ultra_Nexus

I know but why sensationalise it? Appreciate Spa for what it is instead of bigging it up as some mythical beast that cannot be slayed.

It's a track that I'm sure is a wonderful experience, but the next thing you know it'll be some sort of pub ammo p1ssing contest on how 'my chipped 335d took Eau Rouge flat out.'

I think the closest I had to that boll0cks was Craners (NOT Cascades which is of course Oulton Park!) at Donington. So much hype over a corner that I thought was 'meh' and that was in the wet. Now Schwantz corner was brill - tricky, off camber, required a lot of balance of the throttle. Enojyed that lots.

MB

Think you mean Craners, Ron!

Again it depends what you're driving. Craners is flat in the S and the Caterham, but doing it in something mega quick with downforce is not something you just jump in and do. The vast difference in speed takes a lot of getting used to.

Craners at near 100, wheel to wheel with another screaming Honda is fun though

Ultra_Nexus

Absolutely! Cascades of course from Oulton which I like.

Ultra_Nexus

Now you're talking about racing which is a completely different kettle of fish.


I remember watching this and leaping out of the chair - I thought everyone was dead - Webber, Alonso, the crowd, everyone. One of my all time favourite overtakes!